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**Product Security Engineering 2** St Charles, MO Posted: 7/31/2025

Job Description

Job ID#:

212389

Job Category:

Engineering

Position Type:

Associate - W2

Duration:

52

Shift:

1

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Product Security Engineering 2, in St. Charles, MO. Job ID#212389

Job Description:

This individual will serve as a knowledgeable product security engineer on the program for assessing, updating, and maintaining the security posture of the programs. This team will be supporting the program's systems by interacting continuously with the cyber team compliance team to remediate any vulnerabilities found during automated or manual cyber scans. A detailed oriented individual with strong experience in generating IATT/ATO artifacts/packages and obtaining subsequent approvals is a must for this position.

Assess organization-wide security and privacy risk and update assessment results on an ongoing basis

Perform system analysis and develop system test for cyber threats, cyber test activities, and the cybersecurity of large-scale events

Support and facilitate various ATO/IATT packages including processing IAVMs and CTOs for the same

Perform cyber risk assessments and develop risk mitigation plans (i.e., POA&Ms, SCRM, etc.) using a variety of tools

Perform software assurance tasks, including but not limited to software assurance risk reports

Ensure product security engineering development lifecycle is followed, with an emphasis on clear requirements development/verification

Perform criticality analysis to include the ability to work with suppliers, identify critical components, and integrating them into the overall system

Support proposal development efforts, including but not limited to: BOE generation, GR&A development, trade study analysis

Support the engineering installation & analysis of patches and various system updates and upgrades to determine system consequence of these changes

Attend, collect data from, out brief, and facilitate collaboration and project management from various program boards

Applying Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs)

Managing and addressing any Cyber Tasking Orders (CTOs) related to the Cyber Tools

Documentation and verification of all installation and configuration steps for the labs and operations deliveries

Providing feedback to Cyber Leadership and engineers to improve the cybersecurity tools and processes

Collaborating with local Information System Security Officers (ISSOs) to ensure compliance with relevant cybersecurity standards and regulations

Support cyber threat intelligence activities

Support the development and maintenance of cyber scanning, patching, remediation, tools and applications

Support, as required, TEMPEST, DFARS, COMSEC, CNSSI, and other compliance drivers as needed

Perform and/or support the development of tools for cyber forensics

Develop, define efficiencies and improvements to tools to improve team productivity

Perform system analysis trade studies to define technical concepts and solutions

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

Bachelor or Master of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry.

Active Top Secret clearance

Current DoD 8570 certification at IAT Level II / IAM Level I or higher (e.g., Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA)

Experience using analytical, collaboration, communication and organizational skills

2 years+ experience in product security / cybersecurity engineering

2 years+ experience with industry standard cybersecurity frameworks (NIST, OWASP, DFARS)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

2 years+ experience in Windows/RHEL System admin experience, installing, tuning & troubleshooting Cyber Tools to include ESS/HBSS, ConfigOS, Splunk, etc.

2 years+ experience in configuring, running, and scripting audit tools

2 years+ experience using knowledge of Software Assurance (SwA) static and/or dynamic code analysis (e.g. Fortify)

Experience with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)/RMF and National institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 requirements

Experience leading system and component level cyber test and evaluation, including threat and security assessments, and tabletop exercises

Experienced self-starter with strong written and oral communication skills, and a focus on translating technically complex issues into simple, easy to understand concept

Growing understanding of DoD defense systems architectures and communications system concepts, mission, and common system test and data analysis techniques

Education / Experience:

Bachelor or Master of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics or chemistry.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

•Exclusive Bonus Opportunity!

A limited time bonus program is currently available for this role. Speak with your recruiter today to determine eligibility before it's gone! Offer expires September 30th, 2025.”

Job Requirements

Minimum Security Clearance:

Top Secret

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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+ The California Fair Chance Act

+ Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance

+ Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers

+ San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled